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- 101: Stephon Marbury
- ... summer! It was culture shock. By the time we were done, I couldn't wait to go to Argentina, and who ever thought I'd say that(MacMullan, 1)? Ironically, after he decided to leave college, he would play professionally at Minnesota. After dealing with numerous universities, he chose to attend college at Georiga Tech University. Stephon Marbury was not the only person in his immediate family to play college basketball. His oldest brother, Eric "Sky Dog" Marbury played at Georgia between 1979 to 1982 and was cut by the then San Diego Clippers in 1982. His second oldest brother, Donnie "Sky Pup" Marbury ...
- 102: College Application Essay: Influence of My Academic Interest in Education
- College Application Essay: Influence of My Academic Interest in Education An experience that significantly influenced my academic interest in education stems from the death of my uncle. In todays society, students spend more time at ... everyday life, but to be aware of any changes in a students personality due to personal problems or drugs and to be there to intervene. The goal that I have set for myself for college is to make a difference in the students of tomorrow. I am not blaming the teachers for what happened to my uncle, but if I can help one student who is in trouble, it will ...
- 103: Drug Education
- ... alcohol education programs dont really do much in the way of preventing drugs, except a short term of no drug use. There are also many education programs in older groups of people such as college students. Alcohol abuse prevention programming on college campuses presents special challenges. Although many people think of college students as young, they legally are adults. Since 1972, when the legal age of majority was lowered to 18, college students have all of the same rights and privileges as older adults, except they ...
- 104: Stephon Marbury
- ... summer! It was culture shock. By the time we were done, I couldn't wait to go to Argentina, and who ever thought I'd say that(MacMullan, 1)? Ironically, after he decided to leave college, he would play professionally at Minnesota. After dealing with numerous universities, he chose to attend college at Georiga Tech University. Stephon Marbury was not the only person in his immediate family to play college basketball. His oldest brother, Eric "Sky Dog" Marbury played at Georgia between 1979 to 1982 and was cut by the then San Diego Clippers in 1982. His second oldest brother, Donnie "Sky Pup" Marbury ...
- 105: Handling Stress
- ... many university students tended to gain weight their first year away from home. These ³students stated they overate in response to the many life-style changes and varying stresses of the university environment (Journal of College Student Personnel)². This group of students were placed in stress management sessions. These sessions included overall stress assessment, assertiveness training, time management, exploration of stressful thoughts or belief systems, and life-style and stress reducers ... to continue to maintain their new behaviour and g) habits they want to change. Most studies indicate that social support holds an impact on stress. For example, in a 30-year longitudinal study of undergraduate college students, Valliant (1974) found a significant and positive correlation between supportive family environments and adult psychological adjustment in later life (Journal of College Student Personnel). Social support is a good way to help the handling of stress for it is the number of others that one can turn to. That available support system is a lean to ...
- 106: Grades Do Not Acurrately Reflect What A Student Has Learned
- ... receives his report card. Does this sound familiar? Why do we worry, when the basic purpose of school is to educate people, and to teach them the skills they will need to be successful in college, the workplace, and in everyday life. To rate one's progress, schools have a special unit of measure. Grades are used to show how well, or how poorly a student is doing in a particular ... a good mark. Susan does, in fact, get a good grade, but he has learned nothing in the process. Some students and parents look at good grades, as being the only way to get into college. This is not altogether true, for as many college students can attest to, if a student has the money, the college will accept. Financial aid, however, does depend quite a bit on grades. A student of a low income family should be aware ...
- 107: What is an Education?
- ... an actual education may be, there is a great deal more to the process of becoming educated than the actual instruction and schooling one may receive. If you asked a person in high school or college exactly why he is in school his response would probably have something to do with "getting an education." Is that really why he is there? The next question you may ask is "what are you ... no future anywhere for him. This is completely untrue. There is no guarantee that getting a high school "education" is going to get you anywhere. A student may spend eight years between high school and college getting an "education." He can graduate from college with A's in every class, but still, this "education" means nothing. For example, suppose this "Straight A" student goes for a job interview. Obviously one of the first things to be looked at ...
- 108: The "Around The World" Party at College
- The "Around The World" Party at College As I approached the party I could hear the blasting music all the way from the street. When I reached the back of the house to enter I could distinguish the song that was playing ... who had just learned how to speak. The only thing comprehendable was that she wanted to drink more, and keep on partying. Everyone who was at the party was there to drink. For some reason college students tend to drink a lot. Some might want to escape reality, others might just like to get drunk. Everyone's goal was to escape from reality for a short time; whether or not it ...
- 109: Symbols Present On A College Campus
- Symbols Present On A College Campus There are many symbols that are present on a college campus, some are frequently thought about, while others are taken for granted. First it is necessary to define the term symbol, a symbol is an act or object that have come to be socially accepted ...
- 110: Affirmative Action
- ... lower credentials. The main purpose of affirmative action is to produce a diverse campus population that is comparable to today's society. The use of race as a facto by which someone is admitted to college in the long run will compromise the quality of the university. Implicating affirmative action to solve the problem of diversity on today's campuses has lead to the creation of problems. The discrimination against Caucasian ... African American students and other minority students is an example of the problems caused by Affirmative Action. Although affirmative action intends to do good, lowering the standards by which certain racial groups are admitted to college is not the way to solve the problem of diversity in America's universities. The condition of America's public schools is directly responsible for the poor academic achievement of minority children. "Instead of addressing ... think that the students admitted through affirmative action will be bel to produce the same quality work that the better qualified students can. Studies done at the department of education how that Hispanics will leave college early due to scholastic pressure at a 2:1 ratio compared to Asian American and whites. Admitting students with lower high school grades and SAT scores decreases the chance of acceptance by better qualified ...
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